Erste Group’s multi-country onboarding built for local compliance
Erste Group, one of Central Europe’s largest banking groups, wanted to introduce a secure digital onboarding experience for its George…
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South Korea extends biometric authentication for phone-line activation
South Korea is extending its trial of facial recognition for mobile phone registrations, with the Ministry of Science and ICT…
Google tries to calm backlash over Android developer verification
Google is trying to defuse one of the sharpest criticisms of its new Android developer verification regime. The company announced…
Credential theft compounded in 2025, says new data from Recorded Future
Recorded Future has released its 2025 Identity Threat Landscape Report, highlighting credential theft as “the dominant initial access vector for…
Socure’s Deepanker Saxena breaks down how to spot fake job candidates
Deepanker Saxena, Socure’s head of product, is real. In the age of AI-assisted fraud, that makes him a model employee….
Australia exploring plans to connecting AGDIS to private sector identity exchanges
Earlier in March, Australia’s Department of Finance closed its tender for “professional services to undertake current‑state mapping and analysis of…
Mexico court clears path for mandatory phone registry linked to biometric CURP
A federal court in Mexico has revoked a suspension that prevented the establishment of a mandatory registry of mobile phone…
Ghana to introduce liveness detection with self-service app in upcoming SIM verification drive
Ghana is planning to conduct a nationwide SIM card registration exercise under a new regulatory framework that will involve advanced…
Canadian parliament seeks to expand biometric background checks nationwide
Canada’s lower legislative branch is looking for a supplier to help extend its fingerprint biometrics capability for background checks across…
Regula user base surges 62% to 240M as IDV becomes core digital infrastructure
Regula has reported a 62 percent year‑on‑year increase in end users, now supporting more than 240 million people around the…
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